Bronx And Biodiversity

The 250-acre New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, a beauty to be admired for its clipped hedges, maze-like grounds, and ornate trees, also functions as a breeder of biodiversity, and Todd Forrest, its vice president of horticulture and living collections, will be at the East Hampton Library on Saturday to discuss how its projects can motivate homeowners here.

Mr. Forrest will focus on two of the garden’s projects over the past decade dedicated to preserving and promoting native biodiversity: the old-growth forest and the native plant garden. He will tell gardeners how to increase their own biodiversity to help attract pollinators and butterflies and will give advice on restoring a natural area and incorporating plants that will stimulate the garden.

“I hope to inspire people to do similar things on Long Island where they live,” he said this week.

Janet Ross, an artist, will host the talk. Her aerial painting of the botanical garden’s famed Enid Haupt Conservatory is on exhibit there.

The event, which will begin at 4 p.m. with a wine reception, will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Admission is free.